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Post Traumatic (2018)

Where the lyrics of Post Traumatic take you, and where it was really made.

Most of this album was recorded by Shinoda mostly alone at his home studio, and its songs were written after Chester Bennington's death.

Key places

Shinoda's home studio, The Stockroom (2018)

Recording site The Stockroom — The album's music was recorded at Shinoda's home studio called The Stockroom in Los Angeles. Most of the content was recorded by Shinoda himself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Post Traumatic: debut solo studio album by Mike Shinoda
• Released June 15, 2018 through Warner Bros. Records and Shinoda's label Machine Shop Records
• Issued under Shinoda's own name instead of the Fort Minor moniker
• His second studio album outside Linkin Park, after Fort Minor's The Rising Tied (2005)
• The first three songs are the three tracks of the Post Traumatic EP
• Every song has its own music video, making it a visual album

Background

• Shinoda released the Post Traumatic EP on January 25, 2018 as his second project as a solo artist
• The EP focused on his feelings after the death of Linkin Park bandmate and longtime friend Chester Bennington on July 20, 2017
• Because of the issues in the songs, he chose to publish the album under his own name
• In early March he unexpectedly announced a solo album and invited fans to Los Angeles to hear a new song and join a music video
• The album was announced on March 29, 2018
• In May 2018 the tracklist was unveiled, with collaborations with Blackbear, Grandson, K.Flay, Machine Gun Kelly, and Deftones frontman Chino Moreno

Recording

• Shinoda recorded most of the content mostly by himself, and the material was written after Bennington's death
• Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon, Darren King, and Boonn played additional instruments
• Shinoda was the primary producer, with additional production on a few tracks by BASECAMP, Andrew Dawson, and Boonn
• The music was recorded at his home studio The Stockroom in Los Angeles

Cover

• The artwork features a signature of Shinoda over one of his paintings
• Frank Maddocks helped with the artwork

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Michael Kenji Shinoda, born February 11, 1977, in Los Angeles, California, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer.
• He co-founded Linkin Park in 1996 with Rob Bourdon and Brad Delson, initially as the band Xero.
• He formed the hip-hop side project Fort Minor in 2004.

Members

• Shinoda served as co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, primary songwriter, and producer of Linkin Park.
• Shinoda's rapping style has been compared to Eminem.

Career

• Linkin Park's debut album Hybrid Theory became a breakthrough success.
• Fort Minor's debut album The Rising Tied was released in 2005, with the single "Where'd You Go" peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Shinoda released his debut solo EP Post Traumatic in 2018, about his feelings after Chester Bennington's death.
• He co-founded Machine Shop Records with Brad Delson.
• He works as an artist and graphic designer, and co-founded a scholarship at Art Center College of Design.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The album received mostly positive reviews from critics
• Metacritic gives it 73 out of 100, based on 5 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews
• AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung praised it, saying the album ultimately instills hope and works as an effective group therapy session for Shinoda, Linkin Park, and their followers
• The Independent's Ilana Kaplan called it a triumphant debut and gave it 4 out of 5 stars
• The Guardian's Dave Simpson gave it 4 out of 5 stars, noting flaws but calling its raw emotion unusually touching
• Kerrang! praised it as an important, thoughtful album that can unite the grief-stricken with a sense of purpose toward some form of healing

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Shinoda said that a week after Chester Bennington passed, the idea of going to the studio was scary, and that he needed to make things whether or not they were usable.
• Shinoda described the album as a journey out of grief and darkness, not into them.
• According to Shinoda in an interview with KROQ, the album goes from Nine Inch Nails vibes to N.W.A vibes.
• Every song has its own music video, making it a visual album.
• The three songs of the Post Traumatic EP open the album as its grieving or lamenting segment.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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